ramulose

[ ram-yuh-lohs ]
/ ˈræm yəˌloʊs /

adjective Botany, Zoology.

having many small branches.
Also ram·u·lous [ram-yuh-luh s] /ˈræm yə ləs/.

Origin of ramulose

1745–55; < Latin rāmulōsus full of branching veins, equivalent to rāmul(us) little branch, twig ( rām(us) branch + -ulus -ule) + -ōsus -ose1; see ramus

British Dictionary definitions for ramulose

ramulose

ramulous (ˈræmjʊləs)

/ (ˈræmjʊˌləʊs) /

adjective

(of the parts or organs of animals and plants) having many small branches

Word Origin for ramulose

C18: from Latin rāmulōsus full of branching veins, from rāmulus twig, from rāmus branch